Adipocyte cell size, free fatty acids and apolipoproteins are associated with non-alcoholic liver injury progression in severely obese patients

Obesity is a modern pandemic with continuous expansion and represents an independent risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common liver disease in westernized countries. The crosstalk between adipose tissue and the liver is key to the development of NAFLD.Therefore, in an observational study blood, visceral adipose tissue and liver tissue were obtained from 93 severely obese patients with a mean age of 43 years and...